The Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is part of CRP, a federally funded voluntary program that contracts with agricultural producers so that environmentally sensitive grassland is not converted to either agricultural or non-agricultural use.
FSA provides participants with rental payments and cost-share assistance. The contract duration is 10 to 15 years. Grassland CRP helps landowners and operators protect grassland, rangeland, pastureland, and certain other lands, while maintaining the areas for grazing, forage or seed harvest, or wildlife habitat.
The Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, extends FSA’s authority to administer CRP through Sept. 30, 2026.
Important Dates
May 4 – May 29, 2026
Producers and landowners interested in participating in Grassland CRP should contact their local FSA office before the May 29 deadline.